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Location: Hudson, WI | My cousin is fishing in a bass tourney on Tonka a week from Saturday and wants me to pre-fish with him this weekend. He's gonna bass fish. I'll be fishing 'skis out of the back of the boat. Any advice for bass other than Gray's or Wayzata and more importantly, how have the muskies been moving and what on? Please don't say double 10's, I'm getting carpultunnel! |
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| topraiders shallow before sunrise |
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| put on a boogerman and you can fish for both!!! a 3lb lbass can take one easy |
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| Bass are easy...toss some spinnerbaits along the shallow, sandy shorelines (heavy or light weeds). The bigger willow blades work wonders. Most people over-think them this time of year & try to finesse fish.
As far as muskies go, it's been real hit or miss. For the past couple months I either have multiple fish days or don't see a one?? Nothing in-between. If you don't like the big b-tails everyone is throwing, try spinnerbaits. I've caught about 3-4 fish to each 1 I've caught on CG's and the like. The only other piece of advice I would give would be to try off the beated path. Tonka has seen a TON of lures the past couple years so you'll only up your odds by fishing less pressured spots...some don't look fishy what-so-ever. In fact I had the same milk run from the mid 90's to about 2005. I now only fish a handful of those spots with regularity because they always have boats on them. |
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Location: Hudson, WI | Thanks for the info, fellas. Hopefully I'll be posting some pics! |
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| water started out cool and warmed. The bass and northerns that hit were very aggressive. The biggest northern was 38" and fat, so they are feeding and moving. Had one male muskie follow me in, but in typical male fashion refused to commit. (It's a old joke that never gets old to me)
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Location: Hudson, WI | I slowed it down this weekend and downsized after I ran a topraider across a muskie's nose and it didn't even move! Caught a fat 44" on a Reef Hawg in Crystal. Only fish of the day, saw 2 more fish that were really lazy. I thought rec traffic would be down, frickin' jet skiers in 63 degree water!
How do you post pics on this? (it was beautiful fish) |
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| Fished a Polk County Lake on Saturday. We caught a 37" and had three follows. Everything was on small baits and shallow. Beautiful day.
Tom |
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| Fished Tonka the first two hours of sunlight and last two hours on Sunday. 4-8 f.o.w., green weeds, no deep water (over 12') for 100 yds any direction.
Saw nothing in the a.m. Went to the same location that evening and caught two 38, 39 males and pulled the bait from a third because I wasn't' paying attention. All caught on sucker suick between moonrise and sunset. bonus 6lb bass in same location on same lure. |
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| Fished WB Wed with no action so went up to Forest, lost a real nice fish (48-49") at the net. Orange Phantom along a weed edge. Water temps everywhere about 56. Lakes 1 and 2 were starting to turn, lake 3 was still ok.
Sunday went back to Forest and lake 3 was in full turnover - crap floating everywhere. Temp was 54. Didn't bother to check 1 and 2. Went down to WB and netted a 34 (Orange Phantom) and lost one about 40 along a deep weed egde. 2nd fish nipped the back end of a granny but came unpinned quickly, just didn't get enough of the hooks to stick. Water temp also 54. WB is starting to clear up from what it was but has not turned yet.
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| Hey Steve, what do you mean by crap floating everywhere? How do you know when its turnover? By crap floating everywhere, do you mean floating weeds or green clumps of algae or is it just a greenish tint? thanks. |
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| Fished Bone and Deer on Saturday. Temps were about 54 on Bone and 56 on Deer. Not much to share. Could have caught as many fish by taking a walk in the woods.
Tom |
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| Cedar!!!!! Can't make it out much more this year, so somebody go out there and get 'em. Very active fish everywhere. Boated 7 in two days and missed 2 more. |
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| White Bear is starting to turn. Fished in Thur and Fri nights. Temp was 54-55 Thurs and 52-53 Fri. Water was much murkier Fri with some dead weed floating in the shallows. As soon as I got to the ramp it was obvious but didn't have time to go elsewhere. Main basin was better but the "main event" likely not over yet. Had a few follows, mostly pretty lazy. Lots of guys out fishing that last two nights. Ordways sometimes had 7-8 boats pounding it. The full moon sure bring 'em out, but the fish didn't seem to be cooperating. |
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| Fished Minnetonka on Sunday night. Water was about 53 degrees. A lot of people out enjoying the water. You sure hear the clanging of DCGs in every bay. Lots of available spots in the Grays Bay parking lot.
Tom |
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| How could there not be significant ice this weekend? Do you think we'll be able to get out? I'm concerned. |
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Location: Minnetonka | I think we'll make it through next week... no worries... keep dragging the sausage... catch a monster. Hopefully the metro fish will cease to bore me tonight... we'll see. |
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